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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1950
Page
4
The 52nd Legislature faces a permanent rework of the omnibus tax increase and a new revenue plan to fund state government. Expect debates over higher taxes, revised administration, and a broad shift from property levies to production and excise taxes as they define the State of Taxes.
In Allen Street aunts Frieda and Charlie discuss Charlie’s Monday babysitting job for six year old Wilbur Lerner on Rivington Street. Wilbur’s card skill and betting on wrestling and baseball leave Charlie short on cash, driving a tense week of near-misses and escalating frustrations.
A reader writes for facts from The Austin American Information Bureau. The page hosts a Q and A section with multiple topics. Questions cover sea transport safety, the Sea Gull monument, the Saturday half holiday, heavyweight rules, dangerous occupations, Leonardo da Vinci, ballistics sighting, dwarfs versus pygmies, Great Wall guards, and Dartmouth College founding.
Nine Texas city Chambers of Commerce report sales, building, and price gains through mid 1950. Merchandize orders up 86 percent in one city year over year. retail stocks up 5 to 18 percent across six cities. wholesale prices rise about 10 percent. Building permits surge with an average 134 percent rise. cotton and tourist activity boost volume.
Governor Allan Shivers proclaims National Newspaperboys Day in Texas to honor newspaper carriers and small route owners. Event sponsored by the International Circulation Managers Association, highlighting self reliance initiative and responsibility in youth.
The snippet from the Austin American shows masthead lines with Charles E. Gree as editor and Louis N. Goldberg as business manager. The date is September 20, 1950. It is a Sunday issue page four.
Washington editors blast cuts totaling 20 million from the State Department propaganda budget. The piece recalls George Washington and Franklin on persuasion, notes land reforms in Korea and Italy, and cites Dan Bell’s Philippine visit and Johnson’s off the cuff remark at the NYC speech.
The piece surveys alleged ties between organized crime and politics across major U S cities, notes Department of Justice inaction, and hints at scrutiny in Pennsylvania. It mentions Phil Regan in Washington, Greta Garbo’s waning celebrity, Rossellini couple’s absence, and wartime radio plans reportedly pushed by Marshall and Roosevelt.
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